Gilbert’s Flying Service

West Coast Air Services was formed in 1931 as Gilbert’s Flying Service
– [AIR BC was formed in 1980 through merger of of small West Coast operators including HAIDA AIRLINES, ISLAND AIRLINES, GULF AIR AVIATION, CANADIAN AIR TRANSIT, OMININECA AIR SERVICE, TRANS PROVINCIAL AIRLINES, PACIFIC COASTAL AIRLINES , AIRWEST AIRLINES and WEST COAST AIR SERVICES]
– [Air Canada launched Air Canada Jazz after renaming it from Air Canada Regional on 27Mar2002. Operations started on 30Jun2001. Air Canada Express replaced Jazz on 01Jun2011. Air Canada merged Canadian Airlines’s former regional operations, flown by Air BC, Air Nova, Canadian Regional and Air Ontario into Air Canada Jazz on 01Jan2001. Air Canada Express launched services on 03May2011, and officially replaced Jazz as the brand applied to all regional services on 01Jun2011. Air Canada Jazz was renamed to Jazz Airlines]